This is an intense short story that continues the story begun in Nick Porter's "Bird Huntin'." Two ten year old boys are the best of friends. One has a need that only his friend can fulfill. The other must pay the price for doing what's right.

What kind of person works as a mercy killer?
What makes a death a mercy killing, instead of murder?
A 4,500 manuscript word / 18-page short story on death, and life, from the point of view of a man who is intimately familiar with the former.